The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 830: Chapter 830: The Old Man’s Condition

Kite Space Station is actually an energy supply station, equivalent to a gas station in Ji You’s previous life. The robot gave Ji You a discount coupon that would be used to deduct money when refueling.

A 10-year validity?

Cough cough...

Ji You thought about it and put it into her Space Button.

Then.

Ji You silently counted the coupons in her Space Button: a 1-year seafood coupon, a 2-year validity fruit voucher, a 3-year validity barbecue deduction coupon...

All sorts, a wide variety, and numerous names...she couldn’t bring herself to throw them away!

Ji You cursed under her breath with a dark face: Truly deserving the title of a profiteer, the owner of this Haolai, who knows who they are, can come up with so many promotional names to boost consumption. These don’t matter, they’re not the most important, the key is—

The food at this place is super delicious!

One bite and it stays on your mind.

Cough...

The reason why the business of this place is so good, why it holds so many guests, price and variety aren’t the reasons, it’s mainly because the food is good enough.

Today’s Kite Space Station seems especially crowded. After a black spaceship left, two flying devices immediately departed.

But, simultaneously, five spaceships sailed in.

Coming and going, never stopping, the entire dock was very busy and most people seemed rushed, dining, completing energy replenishment, and then quickly leaving the Space Station.

...

Ji You composed herself from her scattered thoughts, then replaced her frivolous smile with seriousness: ”Prepare to board the spaceship.”

At this time, the boarding gate of the spaceship was already open.

Based on the result of the discussion at the table, Lou, Xuzhou, Lance, and Zhang Ye were still responsible for piloting the spaceship, so the four of them first lifted their feet and entered the spaceship, heading straight to the main control room of the cockpit.

Then.

It was Chu Jiaojiao, Shen Changqing, and others who boarded.

Ji You was last in line.

Mu Jianling seemed to have composed herself, she stepped towards the boarding cabin, in just a few steps, she entered the spaceship.

Seeing this, Ji You couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. Teacher Mu Jianling had been acting very cold and indifferent since arriving at Kite Space Station, no different from usual, but Ji You clearly felt something unusual.

She didn’t know the reason nor did she want to delve into Teacher Mu’s secrets.

However, when she saw Teacher Mu Jianling enter that luxurious box, less than 10 minutes later and walked out again, Teacher Mu acted casual and continued to make fun of the students for enjoyment, the whole atmosphere at the dining table was exceptionally relaxed and lively...but in Ji You’s Spiritual World, the Six Spiritual Threads shrunk to less than an inch, crowded together in the corner of Spirit Space, shivering...

Ji You felt very unusual, these Spiritual Threads are very slippery, general danger wouldn’t scare them like this...

Finally, after Ji You’s investigation, the reason was found, —the arrow pointed directly at Teacher Mu Jianling, because her emotions seemed to be in an extremely oppressive, imminently explosive, clouded atmosphere.

Very bad.

...

Ji You was a bit worried.

Then.

She unwittingly saw at the door of that luxurious box, a young man walked in, then less than one minute later, the young man pushed a wheelchair, seated in it was an old man, dressed in black cloth, extremely thin, silver hair, face full of wrinkles, even his eyes were about to be covered by the folds on his eyelids...

The two didn’t catch the attention of people in the hall, directly left from the VIP passage on the other side of the restaurant.

Who is this young man?

Who is this elderly man in the wheelchair?

Ji You has been here for a long time without seeing such old and aged individuals, most people, even like Old Chen who is two hundred and eighty-eight years old, still maintain the appearance of around fifty or sixty years old.

How can this old man be so old?

And, Teacher Mu Jianling entering a private box wasn’t to enjoy food alone, but actually to see this old man, right? Is this old man Teacher Mu’s relative? A friend?

Or?

Ji You felt a bit strange, but she didn’t delve into it.

Originally, Ji You thought everything was over, unexpectedly saw that black spaceship again here in the dock, at that time, the door of the boarding cabin was open, Ji You clearly saw the elderly man in the wheelchair.

When she and Teacher Mu Jianling’s party arrived, only then did the old man order the spaceship to take off.

This is—

Especially waiting for Teacher Mu?

Ji You thought to herself.

But!

Upon seeing the old man momentarily, Teacher Mu’s mood clearly worsened, in an instant, Ji You felt a chill invade her bones, horrifying! Yet it was just a moment, Teacher Mu Jianling immediately collected her emotions. This all happened too quickly, Ji You even thought her previous feeling was an illusion, she specifically glanced at Chu Jiaojiao, Yue Qiguang, and others, finding nothing unusual with them.

Both Shen Changqing and Yue Qiyuan, two S-level mental power Talents, were also calm.

...

Watching Teacher Mu enter the spaceship, Ji You put away her worries, prepared to lift her feet, suddenly, a clear voice came from behind: ”I know that old man.”

Ji You: ”Hm???”

Sheng Qingyan shed his prior flippant and lazy demeanor, his face serious, tone earnest: ”This is the head of the Alliance Research Institute—Munong City. Elder Munong is 398 years old, he’s the longest-lived individual not only in the Alliance but in the entire human society, on the verge of surpassing 400 years old.”

Ji You was startled: ”Surname Mu?”

Her point of interest wasn’t on Elder Munong’s age or profession, but rather his surname.

Sheng Qingyan said: ”Indeed. You’re surely wondering about his relation to Teacher Mu?”

Ji You nodded: ”I am a bit curious.”

Sheng Qingyan said: ”Elder Munong is a very great scientist, during his life, he conducted countless researches that benefited human society. Although neither he nor Teacher Mu publicly disclosed their relationship, they didn’t intentionally keep it secret. If one wants to investigate, it’s possible to find out.”

Ji You: ”So?”

Sheng Qingyan glanced at her, saying: ”Wouldn’t you go check it yourself?”

Ji You: ”...”

Ji You also rolled her eyes: ”You’ve revealed so much, isn’t it faster for me to ask you?”

Covering his mouth disdainfully, Sheng Qingyan said: ”Teacher Mu is Elder Munong’s granddaughter, his only granddaughter.”

Upon hearing this, Ji You was slightly stunned, then she smiled a bit knowingly. As suspected, Teacher Mu and this old man are related, their relationship was basically as Ji You guessed.

With beautiful eyes glistening, Sheng Qingyan remarked: ”But, their relationship seems very bad.”